A blog about planning, marketing, and managing incredible events with technology.

If your event was going to suck without technology, it’s probably also going to suck with the newest #eventtech, too. Let me back up a bit here – I’m a big fan of event tech, especially when it adds to your conference and creates a synergy. I love seeing Tweetwalls, video recorders, and other interactive […]

We want to interrupt your normal event planning activity to announce a new way to collect funds through Ticketbud. From here on out, US based customers using Ticketbud can now collect ticket sales on either a monthly, weekly, or even a daily basis. For many event organizers, collecting funds after the event ends […]

Let’s throw out all of the cliches now – no battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy. It costs less to retain a customer than to acquire a new one. If you haven’t already figured it out, nothing ever goes 100% as planned. And let me quote advisor and politician Rahm Emanuel when he […]

Having a mobile friendly website is expected if not required nowadays. From a search rankings perspective, your site pays a big price if it’s not accessible from all devices. While Google considers Ticketbud “mobile friendly”, we still saw opportunities to improve our mobile experience. Read on to learn how these enhancements benefit your events going […]

Not having money to do what you want sucks, but you should never let a lack of capital get in the way of a good time! And if you want to plan an event with no money, things can easily get dicey but with some know-how and elbow grease (nasty), you can easily throw a […]

The fat lady sings, everyone applauds, and goes home. That might have been the case for an audience 10 or 200 years ago, but these days an event is really only part of the fun. And that might sound like all of your hard work goes to waste, but don’t despair – it means that […]

“What is the very most important thing you should be doing with your time and resources right now?” This is what we as event professionals should be asking ourselves constantly. The question above comes from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Essentialism dives deep into the advantages of working smarter instead of […]

Pinterest is one of those extremely popular networks that still has some event marketers scratching their heads. Luckily, we at Ticketbud have a lot of experience with this quirky program. I first talked about utilizing Pinterest in my post about event marketing on social media platforms here, and what I said then is still true […]

Hello everyone! It’s that time of the month – another Ticketbud Widget Showcase. It’s really enjoyable for Jack and me to look through new events that have been created and discover that some of them are utilizing the widget to sell tickets online on their own site. Using the Ticketbud widget on your site has […]

Google Adwords is a fascinating platform but criminally underused by event marketers. You have ads which appear to be “search results”, and you bid for your position in those ad results. So, what does this have to do with event planners and #eventprofs? Surprisingly, a lot! Imagine, for example, that I’m looking for events in […]